Non Apple smart phone Question

[billethkid]

I would like to consider one of Samsung's new phones that are advertised as waterproof.....for my wife (:D).

Has anybody switched from iPhone to android? She is a non techie by choice. Has reasonable/fair skills with iPhone. Is there a very big difference operating wise from one the the other? Can it be said the android is apple like in it's user access? If you know apple does it help or hinder when going to android?

Are there as many apps for android?

And any other advice would be appreciated.

We have Verizon as our provider.

[looneycat]

since they are both app driven they are similar, as far as apps go there are thousands for android. there are operating system differences so there would be a short period of familiarization

[dbussone]

since they are both app driven they are similar, as far as apps go there are thousands for android. there are operating system differences so there would be a short period of familiarization

My wife has been considering the same thing. This information is helpful. Thanks.

[kfierle]

You could always stick with apple and buy a waterproof case like this one (http://www.lifeproof.com/shop/us_en/iphone-6-cases/).

[jnieman]

I would like to consider one of Samsung's new phones that are advertised as waterproof.....for my wife (:D).

Has anybody switched from iPhone to android? She is a non techie by choice. Has reasonable/fair skills with iPhone. Is there a very big difference operating wise from one the the other? Can it be said the android is apple like in it's user access? If you know apple does it help or hinder when going to android?

Are there as many apps for android?

And any other advice would be appreciated.

We have Verizon as our provider.

If she has lots of songs on her itunes I'm not sure if that will transfer over to android. Someone else might address that. It was what I was told by AT&T when I was considering making the change.

[dbussone]

If she has lots of songs on her itunes I'm not sure if that will transfer over to android. Someone else might address that. It was what I was told by AT&T when I was considering making the change.


Hmmmm. That is a complication.

[Bosoxfan]

If she has lots of songs on her itunes I'm not sure if that will transfer over to android. Someone else might address that. It was what I was told by AT&T when I was considering making the change.

I have a samsung S6 & I also have lots of songs in Itunes.I can play all my music from Itunes on Google Play Music!!

[NavyNJ]

If she has lots of songs on her itunes I'm not sure if that will transfer over to android. Someone else might address that. It was what I was told by AT&T when I was considering making the change.

Hmmmm. That is a complication.

Moving from Apple to Android shouldn't be a big deal anymore, except for minor familiarization noted earlier. iTunes library can easily transfer to other devices (phone, tablet) by cable with a PC as a host, or thru the cloud using an app like Google Play. Google Play is nice cause it actually acts as the "storage" device so music doesn't eat up storage space on your phone. Plus, you can access the same music libraries on multiple devices. Good luck!!

[jnieman]

I have a samsung S6 & I also have lots of songs in Itunes.I can play all my music from Itunes on Google Play Music!!

That's good to know. AT&T told me that I couldn't play my itunes songs on my Samsung and I had never investigated it. How would you transfer the songs. Is there a procedure you have to go through?

[BobnBev]

Best Buy has a Samsung Tech on staff. He will walk you thru the process.

[lightworker888]

I traded my iPhone for a Samsung Core and found the switch to be easy and effortless. I use all Apple computers and an ipad but the Samsung phone is very user friendly, not like the old android computers. I'd go for it.

LW888

[rexxfan]

There's an app for Android called DoubleTwist that pretty much replicates iTunes functionality. Here's a description

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.doubleTwist.androidPlayer&hl=en
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[tomwed]

I didn't read all the posts. Does this help from Android Central? click here (http://www.androidcentral.com/how-get-your-itunes-music-your-android)